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- Title
HOARDING IN CALIFORNIA: STOP OUR ELDERS FROM BEING BURIED ALIVE.
- Authors
Martin, Courtney A.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the Elder Abuse Act in California which accordingly needs amendment to include hoarding under the definition of elder neglect. It offers brief information on hoarding, its definition, scope, and its relation to elder neglect. It discusses the functions of the Act, which is explained to be included in hoarding in elder neglect definition to make hoarding alert assistive services for elder people.
- Subjects
CALIFORNIA; ABUSE of older people; ABUSE of older people -- Law &; legislation; COMPULSIVE hoarding; LEGISLATIVE amendments
- Publication
Southwestern Law Review, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 1, p149
- ISSN
1944-3706
- Publication type
Article